A former Navy commander flying anti-sub recon in the South Pacific, Joseph Martin began civilian life in 1958 working as a sales representative for a midwest tool & die shop. With hard work and a long list of happy customers, he did well and soon ventured...

Joseph Martin formed his own representative company in 1961, the J. Robert Martin Inc. Utilizing warehouse space in Royal Oak, MI., he set out to change the way the PVF industry did business by...